is metallica's 'one' - the greatest metal track of all time ?

[RocketSwitch625]

you come across like a chap who had a nasty experience in a mosh pit ,sometime in his past  

What does metal have to offer? Seriously. Where is the variation and sensibility in the music of those bands? I feel quite sorry for people who listen to that music 24/7. How bored, how sad and how depressed they must be.

[WillGrant]

Metallica is top 5 metal band ever - so many genres in metal though and its all good

[bradistani]

What does metal have to offer? Seriously. Where is the variation and sensibility in the music of those bands? I feel quite sorry for people who listen to that music 24/7. How bored, how sad and how depressed they must be.

no thanks, i'll stick to the ramones 

[Metabolic]

Ironically, people talking about longevity, impact, legacy, "quality", audience breach and they dont mention the only 1 Metal band that unites all that

By the snob standards of the fat fuck here then there is too much Metal at all to ponder.  I personally love Morbid Angel, Centinex, At The Gates, Pentagram, Anathema, Cannibal Corpse, Mayhem and Emperor....but they dont have it all.

[Arnold jr]

What does metal have to offer? Seriously. Where is the variation and sensibility in the music of those bands? I feel quite sorry for people who listen to that music 24/7. How bored, how sad and how depressed they must be.

You do realize a lot of heavy metal, actual heavy metal not stuff like Def Leppard and Van Halen but real metal is the closest thing to classical or symphonic music out there in any genre....a lot of it's musically identical.....it's just played faster and with distortion. These are often some of the most talented musicians on earth.

[Grape Ape]

You do realize a lot of heavy metal, actual heavy metal not stuff like Def Leppard and Van Halen but real metal is the closest thing to classical or symphonic music out there in any genre....a lot of it's musically identical.....it's just played faster and with distortion. These are often some of the most talented musicians on earth.

You're absolutely right.   Actually, even though I originally stated that I don't consider One to be the best metal song, or even one of Metallica top, it's still great.  The melodies are beautiful.

I like Rocketswitch's BB posts a lot, but I don't think he's listened to the genre enough to make a valid point - he's generalizing.  At least that's what I'm interpreting from the last bunch of his posts.

[Arnold jr]

You're absolutely right.   Actually, even though I originally stated that I don't consider One to be the best metal song, or even one of Metallica top, it's still great.  The melodies are beautiful.

I like Rocketswitch's BB posts a lot, but I don't think he's listened to the genre enough to make a valid point - he's generalizing.  At least that's what I'm interpreting from the last bunch of his posts.

Agreed....if you start counting bands like Hatebreed and Godsmack, or Five Finger Death Puch, this is crap and not pure clean metal...Hatebreed is the worst....it's the same repetitive D chord over and over and is about as generic as it gets. The true metal bands, it's a different story like the one mentioned above in-regards to classical music.

[sceagacros]

Almost anything by Judas Priest when Halford was in his prime would have to be up there IMHO in terms of a good bet for "ultimate metal" but then that's "classic Metal"; these days there is a million varieties of Metal.

[Fortress]

Most metal is total shite. None of those bands can compete with the likes of Def Leppard, Queen, Whitesnake, Van Halen, Mr. Big etc.

So you're now "that old guy" you and your buds despised back in high school, huh?

And the cycle continues ...

[Fortress]

Almost anything by Judas Priest when Halford was in his prime would have to be up there, IMHO, in terms of a good bet for "ultimate metal".

I have always felt prime Priest is the benchmark for all contemporary heavy metal. What Halford, Glenn and the boys were creating in the '70s was SO far ahead of its time, it's nutty. Fuckin' wizards of the metal class.

But then they wrote and recorded shit like "Living After Midnight".  

Funny, the band's biggest hits are my least-fave JP moments. Seriously. Every live album/VHS/DVD I own of the group (and there are many) included that shite tune, and I HATE it.  

[sceagacros]

So you're now "that old guy" you and your buds despised back in high school, huh?

And the cycle continues ...

Exactly, LOL.
I'm 44 and I'm aware that my default taste is set on a 30 year old water mark. Still I manage to find interesting current stuff that "rocks" like Disturbed - a great band to lift to...

[sceagacros]

I have always felt prime Priest is the benchmark for all contemporary heavy metal. What Halford, Glenn and the boys were creating in the '70s was SO far ahead of its time, it's nutty. Fuckin' wizards of the metal class.

But then they wrote and recorded shit like "Living After Midnight".  

Funny, the band's biggest hits are my least-fave JP moments. Seriously. Every live album/VHS/DVD I own of the group (and there are many) included that shite tune, and I HATE it.  

Yeah, "Turbo lover" is probably not one of their finest moments LOL!

[tbombz]

^^^ two best metal songs ive ever heard

^^ not sure id call it metal, definitely the hook is a metal sound though.

[Fortress]

Exactly, LOL.
I'm 44 and I'm aware that my default taste is set on a 30 year old water mark. Still I manage to find interesting current stuff that "rocks" like Disturbed - a great band to lift to...

I'm 42 and continue to buy, weekly, new CDs by bands that have been together for "only" several years ... and in some cases even less time.

I always cherish the old standbys, but I also never want to stand still with my likes and not discover badass new groups.

[Fortress]

Yeah, "Turbo lover" is probably not one of their finest moments LOL!

Ya know, I dig the song, but yeah, it's a little less than the band's best work (to put it mildly). Although when the guys bust it out live these days it sounds one heck of a lot better without the keyboard swashes and overbearing synth guitar tones of the original. 

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[RocketSwitch625]

This rocks more than any of the songs posted so far in this thread:

[tu_holmes]

Ya know, I dig the song, but yeah, it's a little less than the band's best work (to put it mildly). Although when the guys bust it out live these days it sounds one heck of a lot better without the keyboard swashes and overbearing synth guitar tones of the original.  

I think Nightcrawler and Electric Eye are their top 2 old tracks.

Judas is Rising is killer... There is a live performance on YouTube. I will find it. Amazing.

[Raymondo]

Ya know, I dig the song, but yeah, it's a little less than the band's best work (to put it mildly). Although when the guys bust it out live these days it sounds one heck of a lot better without the keyboard swashes and overbearing synth guitar tones of the original. 

Judas Priest... now there's a band that needed to call it a day years ago.

[jdooly]

epic jams right here!